A picture of Election analysis, exactly 10 years ago ! posted by
me rekindled my memories.
Just as a clue it is about a famous person now – whose book “Samagar Samay” – (the time has come) a distinguished literary contribution reflecting the socio-economic and political life of a NE State was a big hit !!
A decade ago, the Assam Legislative Assembly Election of 2016 was held in two phases, on 4 and 11 April 2016, to elect members of the 126 constituencies in Assam, a state in North-eastern India. The overall voter turnout was 84.72%, which set a new record for Assam. The turnout was an increase from the 2011 Assembly election figure of 75%.
The counting of votes and results declaration was completed on 19 May 2016. The election brought a change of power as the Indian National Congress (INC), which had formed the government under Tarun Gogoi since 2001, lost its majority to the Bharatiya Janata Party led by Sarbananda Sonowal. Sonowal became the first elected BJP chief minister in the Northeast, and his victory marked the start of other BJP victories in the Northeast, a region traditionally ruled by regional parties or the INC.
I loved watching Arnab show @ 8 pm not necessarily because he marvelled at the decimation of Congress in Assam, but more because of the poise, glamour and respectability of the show and how the participants behaved – a real object lesson.
At 8 pm,
Arnab had Mr Tarun Gogoi and Mr Himanta Biswa Sharma on the show, stating that
he knows both of them for ages, but never had them together on show, they in
recent past were so much together. First full credit to Mr Gogoi. Tarun Gogoi
has served as the Chief Minister of Assam since 2001 having led Congress party
to a record three consecutive electoral victories in Assam. He completed 15
consecutive years as Chief Minister of Assam the day before. !!! Gogoi was born in 1934 into an ethnic Assamese Tai-Ahom family
at Rangajan Tea Estate. Gogoi had served
six terms as a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Lok Sabha. He first
represented Jorhat in 1971–85. Later Gogoi was elected from Kaliabor; this seat is currently held by his son Gaurav
Gogoi.
Himanta
Biswa Sarma who too was on show had served as MLA from
the Jalukbari constituency in Assam from 2001 till 2015. A former member of the
Indian National Congress, Dr Sarma joined Bharatiya Janata Party prior to
elections. Dr. Sarma’s Book “Samagat
Samay” is reportedly one of the
bestselling books in the literary history of Assam. His tenure as a health
minister saw the establishment of Assam’s first medical university and the
opening of three new medical colleges.
That man Himanta Biswa Sharma has grown from strength to strength and in stature. Jalukbari Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam state and forms part of Guwahati Lok Sabha constituency. The Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma has won Jalukbari constituency for five consecutive terms, thrice with Indian National Congress and twice with Bharatiya Janata Party. Gauhati University, Assam Engineering College, Assam Science and Technology University (ASTU) Government Ayurvedic College, Jalukbari Sanskrit School are some of the educational institutions located in Jalukbari. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati is situated at around 8 km away from Jalukbari. National Highway 31 passes through Saraighat Bridge in Jalukbari. Dr. Bhupen Hazarika's Samadhi Khetra is situated at Jalukbari
Himanta Biswa Sarma 57 years of age is a seasoned politician and lawyer serving as the 15th and the current Chief Minister of Assam since 2021. He is a six time Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Jalukbari, having been elected since 2001.
Since 1946, Assam has had 17 chief ministers. Ten of them belonged to the Indian National Congress, including Gopinath Bordoloi, the first chief minister of Assam, and Anwara Taimur, India's first female Muslim chief minister. Congress party's continuous rule in the state was brought to an end when Golap Borbora led the Janata party to victory in the 1978 elections. Borbora consequently became the first non-Congress chief minister of the state. Prior to that, Borbora was also the first non-Congress leader to be elected to the Rajya Sabha from the state. Sarbananda Sonowal became the first chief minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party, when he was sworn in on 24 May 2016. On 9 May 2021, Himanta Biswa Sarma was announced as the 15th chief minister of Assam.
2026 Assam
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Assam on 9 April 2026 to elect 126
members of the Assam Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the
results were declared on 4 May 2026 by the Election Commission of India. After the
election, the incumbent National Democratic Alliance formed the state
government again after winning 75 out of 126 seats in the assembly, with
Himanta Biswa Sarma becoming Chief Minister again
19.5.2026


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